Courtney Crumrin Vol.3 : The Twilight Kingdom

Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight Kingdom (Volume 3)by Ted NaifehThis is a totally impromptu and unexpected review-slash-book purchase! And this is also another book that I blame on someone else - DarlaD AGAIN! Darla reviewed this graphic novel about a month ago and I was instantly drawn to the art and font of the title. So I had it in my head that I wanted to look this book up, but I could never remember the title or author. Argh!Earlier this week I added Volume 1 to my wishlist in hopes of helping myself remember what it was. Today I was at my comic book store picking up this month's Buffy Season 8 comic (#25 Living Doll) (And as to that one, I say... WHA..??!?! I have no clue what the hell is going on with this comic and am seriously contemplating cancelling my subscription because it makes no sense and is going NOWHERE! They have no plot! Ugh!) and while there I thought - ok! Now to look for that book and... ack! I forgot the title and author AGAIN! So I made my husband use his iPhone to get to my amazon wishlist so I could look it up. Heh. Way to go iPhone!And yes, I realize this is the 3rd volume and that there are two previous ones, but the store didn't have them in stock - but I did place them on order and boy am I glad that I did! I loved this little graphic novel to bits!From what I gather from the story - Courtney's family moved from their home in, um, some sort of slummy area to live with her weird Uncle Aloysius in his spooky mansion. Courtney seems to have some sort of magical powers and a rebellious attitude. In this particular novel she needs to rescue a boy-turned-night thing from the Twilight Kingdom.It's magical, and dark and I love the art. It's not quite anime style, which I am happy about because I am so not a fan of anime. There's something adorable about Courtney. Sort of an Emily the Strange combined with Ruby Gloom. I was slightly disappointed that the book was black and white, but you can't have everything, right? (I'm a big fan of colour!)So I will be the proud owner of Volumes 1 & 2 shortly. Expect reviews of those as well!Books in the Courtney Crumrin series:Volume 1: Courtney Crumrin and the Night ThingsVolume 2: Courtney Crumrin and the Coven of MysticsVolume 3: Courtney Crumrin in the Twilight KingdomVolume 4: Courtney Crumrin’s Mysterious Holiday